human beings

Looks at how dinosaurs lived and their extinction and how that reflects on mankind.

Twelve-year-old twins Nick and Eryn and their robot stepsiblings, Jackson and Ava, try to save humanity from killer robots.

"Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend a major announcement--the unveiling of a discovery that 'will change the face of science forever.' The evening's host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have made him a renowned global figure. Kirsch, who was one of Langdon's first students at Harvard two decades earlier, is about to reveal an astonishing breakthrough--one that will answer two of the fundamental questions of human existence"--Jacket flap of trade version.

Amazing visuals and 3-D images help readers comprehend the remarkable history of human evolution.

Offers facts about a variety of topics in science, including cosmology, outer space, earth science, human beings, science fiction, and more.

"... presents a unique scientific vision for how nature's splendor contributes to a more complete understanding of evolution and of ourselves"--Amazon.

Snub is a young female gorilla, somewhat jealous because her mother is occupied with a new baby, curious of the world around her, a world that is being reshaped by shaking ground and mountains that bleed fire, and most terrifyingly by a new form of predator that walks on two legs; when her mother is killed Snub finds herself in charge of her baby brother--and accompanied by one of the not-gorillas, a very young female who has been orphaned by the violence of her own kind.

A collection of articles that examine how climate change is displacing millions of people.

"Climate Migrants explores the migration of peoples throughout the world in response to the effects of climate change, including droughts, desertification, rising sea level, melting permafrost, and severe storms. The book showcases people and communities that have already relocated because of climate change, and the challenges they faced before, during, and after relocation. The book investigates the cultural, environmental, political, and economic impacts of ecomigration and how they could play out in the next century"--Provided by publisher.

Readers will learn about hominids, such as the species "Homo erectus" and the genus "Australopithecus", who help fill out the human family tree.